2 ABC soaps facing cancellation may live on the Web

View full sizeABC"One Life to Live" cast members Erika Slezak, John-Paul Lavoisier, Kristen Alderson, Kassie DePaiva and Trevor St. John, may go on to have more work online as the ABC soap moves to the Web.

NEW YORK — A pair of canceled ABC soaps may find new life on the Internet.

ABC has licensed “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” in a
multi-year deal allowing their stories to continue beyond their imminent
broadcast termination. The announcement was made Thursday by the
network and by Prospect Park, the media company that has acquired both
of the 4-decade-old programs.

Prospect Park said it will produce and deliver the programs via
online formats and other platforms, although it offered no specifics.
There also was no mention of when either show might resume under the
agreement or whether their current actors would be retained.

“All My Children” will disappear from ABC’s schedule after Sept. 23.
“One Life to Live” will end its run on the network in January.

“We are privileged to continue the legacy of two
of the greatest programs to air on daytime television, and are committed to
delivering the storylines, characters and quality that audiences have come to
love for over 40 years," Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz of Prospect Park, said in a statement.